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World Service,18 Dec 2013,28 mins

The US Federal Reserve Pulls Back on Stimulus Effort

World Business Report

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The US Federal Reserve has announced a slowdown in its effort to boost the US economy. We get the latest news and ask what impact this might have on the global economy. Also, politicians in Brussels unveil draft laws to improve European air pollution. Plus, there are plans for a posthumous addition to the bestselling Stieg Larsson crime novels – The Millenium Series – we ask if publishers are simply running out of ideas. And Google introduces a new feature to its hi-tech spectacles - a feature that allows a picture to be taken by winking.

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